FEMA Has Established a Disaster Recovery Center in Des Plaines

DHSEM received the following from the FEMA DRC Coordination team in cooperation with the State of Illinois Emergency Management Team announcing the opening of the following :

Disaster Recovery Center (DRC # 6 )

Storefront

1486 Miner St.

Des Plaines IL. 60016

Soft Opening 5-21-13 1:00 PM – 7:00 P.M.

Daily operating hours 9:00 A.M.– 7:00 P.M.

If you have questions about FEMA assistance, call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). You can also visit

FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.